Italian Wedding Cakes recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons baking powder 1 tablespoon almond extract 1 pinch salt ½ cup melted shortening 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon almond extract 8 teaspoons water 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Nutrition Info
- 99.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 16.7 gcholesterol: 9.4 mgfat: 3 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 1.4 gsaturatedFat: 1 gservingSize: -sodium: 130.6 mgsugar: 9.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Italian Wedding Cakes
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 cup milk. Add baking powder, 3 1/2 cups flour, and salt. Then add warmed, melted shortening and almond flavoring.
Flour a cookie sheet (no grease) and drop cookie batter from a teaspoon onto sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Cookies will be cake-like. Be sure to bake them on center rack.
To Make Frosting: Mix together confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon almond flavoring, water and 2 tablespoons of melted butter. Stir and frost cooled cookies.